Pigtown

Pigtown is a neighborhood in southern Baltimore, Maryland. In 1827, the B&O Railroad was founded in Baltimore, and a community of railroad workers grew in the 1840s, followed by industrial development during the 1850s and 1860s; the area was the site of butcher shops and meatpacking plants, leading to it acquiring the nickname "Pigtown". In 2010, Pigtown had 5,503 residents, with 49% being African-American, 39% white, 5.3% Hispanic, and 6.7% other.